結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ)

けっこんそうだんじょ
noun
marriage agency; matchmaking service
1. marriage agency; matchmaking service
A commercial service that introduces clients to potential marriage partners through profiles, interviews, and arranged meetings. A modern descendant of traditional matchmaking.
結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ)に登録(とうろく)する。
To register with a marriage agency.
結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ)で出会(であ)った。
We met through a marriage agency.
大手(おおて)の結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ)は会員数(かいいんすう)が多(おお)く選択肢(せんたくし)も広(ひろ)い。
Major marriage agencies have many members and offer a wide range of choices.

Compound of 結婚(けっこん) (marriage) + 相談所(そうだんじょ) (consultation office). A major industry in Japan, with national chains, regional offices, and online services all using the same label.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ)に登録(とうろく)する: to register with an agency
  • 結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ)を利用(りよう)する: to use a marriage agency
  • 結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ)の会員(かいいん): agency member
  • 大手(おおて)の結婚相談所(けっこんそうだんじょ): major marriage agency

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 婚活(こんかつ): marriage hunting — broader activity; an agency is one tool used in 婚活(こんかつ)
  • マッチングアプリ: matching app — modern app-based equivalent
  • お見合(みあい): arranged meeting — the traditional face-to-face form that agencies arrange
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